Homelessness in Madison has grown slightly in Madison over the past year, with city workers counting 808 people without a home on Jan. 29, 2015, including 217 children. The "point-in-time" survey is mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and done twice a year. >More

The Paper

It's going to be a Midsummer unlike any other, a reimagining of an old tale. Opening March 7, this A Midsummer Night's Dream is the result of a surprising collaboration between Children's Theater of Madison, a 50-year-old theater company, and Theatre LILA, which relocated from New York to Madison just last year. >More

Urban decay or suburban monotony? Dystopia is in the eye of the beholder. Artists offer their own vision of our current state of affairs in "Dystopia Now," an exhibit by Wisconsin artists at Madison College's downtown campus. The installment prompts visitors to ponder their own role in society. >More

It was the seventh successful year for Distill America, the evening-long "celebration of American Distilling" hosted by the Madison Malt Society. This year, the event was bookended by Madison Cocktail Week, creating a happy synergy between the showcase and all things boozy. >More

Every so often you'll read a "Whatever Happened to..." column about some bygone notable. Whatever happened to 2007 Madison mayoral candidate Will Sandstrom? Or those plans for a bicycle-centric restaurant on the southwest bike path? This is our version of that for ourselves: Whatever happened to Eating in Madison A to Z? >More

"The Reverend," a.k.a. singer and guitarist Josh Peyton, has been a fan of Yazoo Records since he was a kid. So he says it's a dream come true that the label recently released So Delicious, the new album from his trio, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band. >More

Just because a performance is acoustic doesn't mean it can't rock. In this Feb. 21 visit to Isthmus, frontman Rob Grote and drummer Braden Lawrence showcased what makes the Districts such a compelling live act: their bold, baby-faced energy. >More

How I Learned to Drive, the Pulitzer Prize-winning work by Paula Vogel, is a heartbreaking memory play following the tumultuous pre-teen and teen years of the main character, Li'l Bit. In the solid Madison Theatre Guild production directed by Suzan Curry at the Bartell Theater, Liz Angle imbues the character of Li'l Bit with painful clarity. >More

Something happened on Friday night, and now everyone at school is talking about it. In the UW-Madison Theatre Department's production of Good Kids, by Naomi Iizuka, it was not a schoolyard spat or youthful prank. It was rape. >More

When Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge 40 years ago, the brutal regime stamped out a thriving pop music culture. This one-of-a-kind documentary pairs rare archival footage with interviews with survivors from Cambodia's music scene. >More

The problem with Scott Walker is not that he didn't pick up a diploma or that he's not smart or that he's not an "intellectual." The problem with Scott Walker is that he apparently never developed the habits of mind that make someone thoughtful. >More

ISTHMUS ON WORT

In last week's Isthmus cover story, "Hacking for the Common Good," Jeff Buchanan looks at how hackers would like to use the new technology -- and what obstacles they face. He spoke to WORT-FM producer Dylan Brogan about the story on last Thursday's In Our Backyard. >More

American Sniper is now considered the most successful war movie of all time, grossing more than $400 million and generating fiery debate. As Catherine Capellaro reports in the February 19 Isthmus, there's a reason many veterans are embracing the film. >More

BEER

King George is made with more than a dozen specialty malts, which give it rich chocolate, caramel and biscuit flavors. There's a distinctive undertone of roasted cherrywood smoked malt, which "goes really well with the other dark malts," says brewmaster Ashley Kinart. >More